Sarah Lagan, Chief Reporter – Royal Gazette – Created: Sep 08, 2025 08:34 AM Lightning may have caused a technical fault that has left Gibbs Hill Lighthouse out of operation. The Department of Marine and Ports Services said a problem with the mechanism that rotates the light had caused it Read More
Sékou Hendrickson – Royal Gazette – Created: Sep 02, 2025 07:56 AM A protective railing for Gibbs Hill Lighthouse is expected to reach Bermuda in the coming weeks, the Ministry of Public Works and Environment has said. Plans were announced in April to design and add a safety railing to the Southampton Read More
Alva Solomon – Royal Gazette – Created: Apr 12, 2025 08:02 AM The Ministry of Public Works and Environment is in the final stages of completing engineering design for a new safety railing at Gibbs Hill Lighthouse, a spokesman said. Visitors have been unable to gain full access to the Read More
Stefano Ausenda – The Royal Gazette – The light at Gibbs Hill Lighthouse is rotating again, Bermuda’s Maritime Operations Centre has confirmed. A member of staff said the light at the Southampton landmark, which stopped rotating in February due to a mechanical malfunction in its engine, was relit on Sunday. The Ministry Read More
Royal Gazette – Alva Solomon Updated: Jun 06, 2024 07:57 AM Gibbs Hill Lighthouse (File photograph by Akil Simmons) Long-term repairs to Gibbs Hill Lighthouse are expected to be completed “by 2025”, the Government said. The Ministry of Public Works explained that a crane, which can perform works at the Read More
February 8, 2024 | 0 Comments The Department of Marine and Ports Services is “presently working on repairing the electric drive gearbox motor at the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse.” A Government spokesperson said, “Earlier this week, the light ceased rotating due to a mechanical malfunction in the engine, prompting its immediate Read More
May 1, 2022 | Bernews.com The historic Gibbs Hill Lighthouse is one of the most iconic structures on the island, and the landmark first started flashing its beam to seafarers on May 1, 1846 – 176 years ago today. An article on Go To Bermuda, the island’s official travel resource, delves into what makes Read More
A life purpose much higher than a lighthouse Jessie Moniz Hardy – Royal Gazette Bermuda Published Jul 16, 2019 at 8:00 am (Updated Jul 16, 2019 at 7:23 am) In his younger years “Ted” Cowen would fly up the 185 steps of Gibbs Hill Lighthouse. It was something he did Read More